7 yellow foods to eat on Basant Panchami for prosperity

Celebrate Basant Panchami with these 7 traditional yellow dishes that symbolise prosperity, positivity, and new beginnings. (Image: Pinterest)

• Basant Panchami celebrates spring with yellow foods symbolizing prosperity.
• Traditional dishes: kesar halwa, boondi ladoo, besan barfi, saffron rice
• Yellow foods like khichdi, haldi doodh, and corn pulao are offered to Saraswati.

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Basant Panchami is a joyous time of the year that marks the beginning of spring.On this day, Goddess Saraswati is worshipped with yellow foods, prepared as a symbol of a plentiful harvest. The colour yellow also holds significance as it is associated with light, warmth, prosperity, and optimism. Here are 7 yellow-coloured dishes that are traditionally enjoyed during the festival…

Kesar Halwa

Kesari halwa is a popular dessert that’s offered to the goddess before anyone else. It’s an indulgent treat made with saffron, ghee, sugar, and semolina or flour. Its aroma is tempting and it is highly pleasing to the taste buds. While ghee is revered for warmth and nourishment, saffron is held sacred for its purity. This dish is known to bring abundance and prosperity.

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Boondi Ladoo

Boondi ladoos are soft and melt-in-your-mouth treats that are greatly enjoyed during the festival. They are part of the bhog offered during Saraswati Puja on Basant Panchami. The ladoos get their yellow colour from gram flour and a pinch of turmeric. They represent joy and togetherness, which comes with the onset of the season.

Besan Barfi

This traditional Indian sweet is made with roasted gram flour (besan), ghee, and sugar. The golden colour matches the theme of yellow. It is a highly indulgent, nutritious, and warm sweet, which symbolises prosperity. Many flavour it with cardamom, which adds to its pleasant aroma.

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Kesar Rice

Saffron rice makes for a light dish during the festival. Many people know it by the name of meethe chawal (sweet rice). This flavourful dish celebrates the joy of togetherness and prosperity. Its yellow colour makes it perfectly suitable for the festival.

Khichdi with Haldi

Yellow khichdi is a warm, comforting dish. It’s made with simple ingredients like rice, lentils, turmeric, and ghee. Turmeric is known for its medicinal properties. This traditional dish provides nourishment and healing, and is usually prepared as a sattvic offering.

Haldi doodh

There’s nothing better than offering turmeric milk to the goddess. The popular Ayurvedic beverage has now gained popularity across the globe for its immunity-boosting and healing properties. It can be sweetened with honey or monk fruit and enjoyed during the festival.

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Corn Pulao

Yet another dish that can be prepared for Saraswati puja. Yellow corn symbolises abundance and new beginnings. Hence, it is perfect for being sautéed with spices, onions, and ginger-garlic, and then added to basmati rice. They make for delicious and nutritious treats.